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Hourly manufacturing labor rates in China
China is not only one of the largest trading partners with the United States it is also a manufacturing destination with one of the lowest hourly manufacturing labor rate costs.
Information below is for calendar years 2002 through 2004. Readers are reminded it can prove difficult to source reliable and comprehensive data from China, at times, due to some Chinese government limitations.
On the above note, compensation costs presented for China may not be directly comparable with hourly compensation information found on VentureOutsource.com for other countries.
| Year | Basis (Yuan) |
Basis (U.S. Dollar) |
Index (U.S. = 100) |
| 2002 | 4.73 | 0.57 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5.17 | 0.62 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5.50 | 0.67 | 3 |
Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, VentureOutsource.com, February 2008
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Hi Sue, The information
Hi Sue,
The information posted is from readily available sources / contacts in industry.
Many times, when this type of information becomes easily available its because it isn't fresh off the press as some companies want. There are a number of independent research firms that can provide your company with more detailed, current information. VentureOutsource.com can also produce these reports for you.
Others firms whose work we feel offers good value include:
IDC
Gartner
Electronics Trend Publications
iSuppli
Reed Electronics Research
Hope this helps.
VentureOutsource.com
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Are there more up to date
Are there more up to date manufacturing rates for China, 2006, 2007 and perhaps 2008? Do you have 2007 or more current rates for other countries as well?